We’d be told to hand in our passports six weeks before then turn up to discover our mystery destination. I had taken over Stevie’s role a few years earlier after he had moved on to become Ruud Gullit’s assistant at Newcastle United.

But after forging such a good friendship with Luca he was on the trip to Italy too.

We were treated phenomenally.

There was everything from five star hotels to private chefs to caddies and buggies when we played golf.